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Reunions for 13 Jan. 2013
The Magnolia High School class of 1963 is planning at 50-year reunion at the Holiday Inn in Lumberton on June 8. To attend, call Pete Bell at 910-785-1050, Delano Cummings at 910-536-3652, Rudy Jones at 910-827-0227 or Van Wilkins at 804-426-2192. The J.H. Hayswood High School class of 1963 is planning a cruise from April 18, 2013 to April 22 to celebrate its 50th year. The cruise will depart from Jacksonville, Fla., and will travel t...
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The Glenn Miller Orchestra, a big band that became famous in the early 40s, will be performing at the Carolina Civic Center and Historic Theater on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Blast from the past
Anne-Claire Siegert Features Editor LUMBERTON — Although the present is a gift, the Carolina Civic Center and Historic Theater is giving locals the chance to see a blast from the past in a riot of music that will pack as much of a punch as it does a sense of nostalgia. “The band really maintains the old standards and plays them in such a way that it’s just the way they did in the 50s,” said Lumberton businessman Bo Biggs, a trombone pla...
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A mourning brooch for the death of Richard Clinton inherited by Belle Higley from her mother, Ann Eliza Norment.
Gilbert P. Higley, Yankee builder, Lumberton’s Civil War hero
A quiet grave site on East Fifth Street next to City Hall in Lumberton, N.C. marks the last resting place of Gilbert P. Higley, a native of Connecticut who migrated to Robeson County in 1843 at age 20. During the last year of the Civil War, he was one of the “Immortal 600,” a group of Confederate officers who were confined by the Union on Morris Island, S.C. in order to protect the Union position at Charleston, S.C. Many Confederate soldier...
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What’s happening for Dec. 30
FRIDAY Turkey shoot: American Indian Mothers Inc. and North Carolina Indian Cultural Center Inc. will hold a turkey shoot and wild game food sampling event every Friday until the new year starting at 6 p.m. at 447 Recreation Center in Maxton. For information, call 910-734-4185. UPCOMING New Year hike: The Lumber River State Park will hold a hike on Jan. 1 starting at Princess Ann Access Area at 10 a.m. The hike will feature di...
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Features briefs for Dec. 26
FAYETTEVILLE — The Child Advocacy Center of Fayetteville will hold the American Girl Fashion Show, a program that showcases historical and contemporary fashions for girls and their dolls, on March 23 and March 24 at the Crown Center Ballroom in Fayetteville. More than 130 local and regional girl models will present the fashions. Refreshments, party favors, raffles and door prizes will be available. Proceeds from tickets, which start at $6...
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Features briefs for 19 Dec. 2012
FAIRMONT — The town of Fairmont will hold a “Santa Visits the Kids” program for parents and grandparents who want Santa to deliver gift to their children or grandchildren in their home on Christmas Eve from 5 to 8 p.m. Santa will deliver the gifts while riding in a fire truck. The program is open to Fairmont residents who can drop off as many pre-wrapped presents with the name, home address and best time to deliver to the Fairmont Police ...
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Brandon Gaines
Deck the Hall
LUMBERTON — Brandon Gaines will take to a stage Sunday night where Liza Minnelli, Yo-Yo Ma and Bob Dylan have all performed. In doing so, the Lumberton native will be fulfilling his greatest wish on the eve of Christmas — singing in Carnegie Hall. “It’s always been an aspiration of mine to perform at the big stages in the U.S.,” Brandon said during a telephone interview. “Theaters like Carnegie Hall or the Metropolitan Opera — those two a...
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Riders on the Christmas Rail Ride, hosted by Red Springs and Northern Railroad, pass under an arch made of Christmas lights on their mile-and-a-half journey back to the town depot. | Abbi Overfelt | Heartland Publications
Holiday cheer glows during railroad ride
RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs and Northern’s open-air rail cars were packed on Saturday with kids of all ages who were seeking a quick trip to Christmas cheer. On a rail car behind the conductor’s seat sat Amanda Hollis with 4-year-old son Jayson, a “train enthusiast,” and 1-year-old daughter Kennedy. Joining the three were Hollis’ parents, Ken and Jody Waterson. The family traveled from Raeford for the event. “We’re excited, huh buddy?” ...
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Olivia Oxendine stands with pine-cone patchwork quilt that was given to her by her grandmother as a wedding gift in 1968. Photos by Anne-Claire Siegert | The Robesonian
A comforting quilt
LUMBERTON — What keeps Olivia Oxendine warm this holiday season is the very same thing that warms her heart. It lounges clumsily over a chair, displaying the intricate panels of a pine-cone patchwork quilt that is the focal point of her living room. “You just wouldn’t believe the number of times I’ve almost put it in a garage sale,” Oxendine said. “I can’t believe I would ever think to do that. Whoever bought it wouldn’t have known what t...
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Bruce B. Blackmon
Book ‘Em author explains how growth endowment funds can lower taxes
Authors and attendees alike agreed that Book ‘Em North Carolina was a magical place this past February, and nowhere is that more apparent than with author Bruce B. Blackmon, who was inspired to run for governor. Blackmon attended the event to promote his book, “More Cash Less Taxes-World Peace” and to explain how growth endowment funds can lower taxes. According to Blackmon, “the seed was planted” after two audience members said, “That’s ...
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Catie Roche
Book smart: gift ideas for the little bookworm on your list
It’s almost Christmas and my shopping list includes a little boy that will be 2 years old very soon. You can bet that his package is going to include a book. I chose a terrific storybook, “Good Night Construction Site,” by Sherry Duskey Rinker and illustrated by Tom Lichenheld. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never met a toddler boy who was not fascinated by construction equipment. This particular book uses rhyming sentences to tell the st...
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Locklear-Oxendine
Wedding announcements for 16 Dec. 2012
Locklear-Oxendine LaCinda Lora Locklear and Peter Duel Oxendine, both of Lumberton were united in marriage on November 3, at 3:00pm. The Barn wedding ceremony was held at Richland Farms in Red Springs owned by Mr. Henry Locklear Jr. The Rev. Kenneth Revels officiated the wedding. Music was provided by Pierre Locklear, Lambert Locklear, and Tabitha Bryant. The bride is the daughter of Laney Locklear Sr. of Union Chapel. She is the gran...
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Engagement announcements for 16 Dec. 2012
Powell-Blount Jane Powell of Fairmont and Perry Powell of Dublin announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Lyann Powell of Greenville, formerly of Fairmont, to Phillip Gregory Blount, Jr. of Greenville, the son of Phillip Gregory Blount, Sr. of Farmville,and Josephine Blount of Greenville. Powell is the granddaughter of Epsie Lewis of Fairmont and the late Michael Lewis and late James and Rita Powell. She attended Fairmont High ...
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What’s happening for 16 Dec. 2012
TUESDAY THURSDAY Dinner theatre : Purple Door Productions will hold a Dinner Theatre experience at Pine Crest County Club at 110 Nigel Road on Thursday and Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. There will be a feast with singing, dancing and sword-fighting. The dinner menu is a choice of either, pecan chicken or cranberry pork, two sides, salad and a drink. There will be a cash bar. Tickets are $200 for a table, which seats eight, $50 for a couple...
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Reunion announcements for 16 Dec. 2012
The Pembroke Senior High School class of 1982 will hold its 30 year reunion on Dec.29 at the Indian Education Resource Center Gymnasium in Pembroke. The cost is $25 per person or $50 per couple. For information contact, Paula Brooks Jones at 910-521-3213, Ramona Noriega Jones 910-843-3709, or Gwendolyn Locklear Chavis at 910-521-4226. Payments may be sent to: Pembroke Senior High School Class of 1982, 2051 McLeod Road, Red Springs, NC 283...
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